Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1901 — Big Fire in St. Cloud, Minn. [ARTICLE]

Big Fire in St. Cloud, Minn.

A big fire raged at St. Cloud, Minn., Friday morning before daybreak. The West hotel and several other buildings were destroyed. The fire started in the West hotel. It burned Deben Brothers’ grocery store, Myers’ laundry and the California wine store. The public library, which was located in the hotel, was destroyed. The opera house is among the burned buildings.